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got one's way

got one's way is the simple past and past participle of get one's way.

Meaning of get one's way

Verb

get one's way (third-person singular simple present gets one's way, present participle getting one's way, simple past got one's way, past participle (UK) got one's way or (US) gotten one's way)

  1. (idiomatic) To obtain the circumstances one wishes for.
    • My little sister is so spoiled. She always gets her way, even when she misbehaves.
    Synonyms:
    have one's way

Questions about got one's way

What is got one's way the simple past and past participle of?
Got one's way is the simple past and past participle of get one's way.

Words near got one's way in the dictionary

  1. got one's skates on
  2. got one's teeth into
  3. got one's ticket punched
  4. got one's tits in a wringer
  5. got one's undies in a bundle
  6. got one's way
  7. got one's wig split
  8. got one's wires crossed
  9. got oneself together
  10. got onto
  11. got open

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